CVE-2026-55226 Strimzi: Unrestricted access to all Secrets within namespace watched by the Topic operator

Strimzi provides a way to run an Apache Kafka cluster on Kubernetes or OpenShift in various deployment configurations. In Strimzi 1.0.0 and earlier, deploying only the Topic Operator or only the User Operator through the Kafka custom resource leaves the Entity Operator ServiceAccount with RBAC...

CVE-2026-55226

CVE-2026-55226 is a least-privilege violation in Strimzi (the Apache Kafka operator for Kubernetes/OpenShift), affecting versions 1.0.0 and earlier . When only the Topic Operator or only the User Operator is deployed via the Kafka custom resource, the Entity Operator ServiceAccount retains RBAC p...